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Anu (Irish goddess)

释义

Etymology
Paps of Anu
Correspondences
Works cited
Bibliography

In Irish mythology, Anu (or Ana, sometimes given as Anann or Anand) is a goddess. She may be a goddess in her own right,^[1] or an alternate name for Danu. In the Lebor Gabála Érenn, “Anand” is given as an alternate name for Morrígu.^[2] While an Irish goddess, in parts of Britain a similar figure is referred to as “Gentle Annie”, in an effort to avoid offence, a tactic which is similar to referring to the fairies as “The Good People”.^[3] As her name is often conflated with a number of other goddesses, it is not always clear which figure is being referred to if the name is taken out of context.^[1]

Etymology

This name may be derived the Proto-Celtic theonym *Φanon-.^[4]

Paps of Anu

Anu has particular associations with Munster: the twin hills known as the Paps of Anu (Dá Chích Anann or the breasts of Anu), at {{coord|52|00|55|N|9|16|09|W|}}, near Killarney,^[5] County Kerry are said to have been named after this ancient goddess.^[2]

Correspondences

Evidence that Anu may be the same deity as Danu appears in the following comment from Sanas Cormaic:

“Ana .i. mother of the Irish gods.

Well did she feed the gods.”^[6]

Works cited

1. ^¹MacKillop, James (1998) Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Oxford: Oxford University Press {{ISBN|0-19-280120-1}} pp.10, 16, 128
2. ^¹R. A. Stewart Macalister. Lebor Gabála Érenn. Part IV. Irish Texts Society, Dublin, 1941. § VII, First Redaction.
3. ^Black Annis, Gentle Annie
4. ^Proto-Celtic—English lexicon and English—Proto-Celtic lexicon. University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. (See also this page for background and disclaimers.) Cf. also the University of Leiden database {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211181501/http://www.indo-european.nl/cgi-bin/query.cgi?root=leiden&basename=%5Cdata%5Cie%5Cceltic |date=February 11, 2006 }}.
5. ^The Paps of Anu - Prehistoric and Early Ireland
6. ^https://www.academia.edu/10246879/Indo-European_Dragon-Slayers_and_Healers_and_the_Irish_Account_of_Dian_C%C3%A9cht_and_M%C3%A9iche

Bibliography

MacKillop, James. Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998: {{ISBN|0-19-280120-1}}.
Wood, Juliette, The Celts: Life, Myth, and Art, Thorsons Publishers (2002): {{ISBN|0-00-764059-5}}

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